Google illegally demolished an estimated 250,000 trees in Finland to make way for a data center, leaving behind a lifeless mud wasteland that forced packs of wolves into a nearby town in search of food and infuriated locals, according to a report.

  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    In NW Florida we have an inch of topsoil in most places, then it’s a red clay/sand mix all the way to China. I never remove organic material from the yard and toss scraps out there to run over with the mower. I will not life long enough to make the slightest dent.

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      21 hours ago

      I saw a movie set in Texas where a kid is punished by having to dig an enormous 12-foot-hole over the weekend. Coming from New England, where there’s a giant rock every few inches, I thought, “must be nice.”

      Topsoil can blow away if there’s nothing on it, though, no matter how thick it is… hard lesson from history.

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        21 hours ago

        My scrawny 10-yo son and I dug a hole for 150G pond in minutes. Most of the effort was wheeling it to down to the backyard. Only place I have organics is it our camp, and it’s mostly swamp.